5 Types of Intimacy Your Marriage Can’t Live Without

January 14, 2025
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Intimacy is often a misunderstood concept in marriage and is traditionally reduced to just sex. However, there are five different types of intimacy that can cultivate a healthier and more wholehearted marriage.

Five Types of Intimacy in Marriage:

1. Spiritual Intimacy:

      • The importance and practicality of being spiritually aligned with your spouse.

2. Emotional Intimacy:

      • Recognizing and embracing your emotional self and providing a safe spouse for your spouse

3. Physical Intimacy:

      • Going beyond sex to understand your spouse’s physical touch needs.

4. Intellectual Intimacy:

      • Engaging intellectually with your partner and continuous learning and sharing of ideas.

5. Recreational/Experiential Intimacy:

      • Building shared experiences and memories while maintaining friendship and fun in your marriage.

Through today’s episode, you’ll learn practical ways to nurture and enhance each intimacy type in your marriage.

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Meet Your Host
Dana Che is the founder of Thrive Relationships, where she serves as a marriage and relationship coach and host of the Rebuilding Us marriage podcast. She also serves as a preaching pastor at her church. Whether in the church or on her podcast, Dana's mission is singular: to help people rebuild their relationships through the grace and guidance of the Lord.

On Rebuilding Us, she is known for her graceful candor, humor, and her encouraging yet challenging advice. Dana holds a B.A. in communication from Regent University. She has a fierce passion for fashion and a fiercer passion for truth. She shares her life with Shaun, her loving husband of over twenty-five years, their four amazing children, and their “multi-cultural” dog in beautiful Virginia Beach, VA.

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